Vice-President of the Executive Council | |
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since 5 April 2023 | |
Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
Inaugural holder | Edward Deas Thomson |
Formation | 23 May 1857 |
The Vice-President of the Executive Council of New South Wales is a position in the Australian state of New South Wales governments, whose holder acts as presiding officer of the Executive Council of New South Wales in the absence of the Governor.[1]
The Vice-President of the Executive Council is appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Premier.[2] The Vice-President is usually a senior minister and may summon executive councillors and preside at Council meetings when the Governor is not present. However, the Vice-President cannot sign Executive Council documents on behalf of the Governor. The current Vice-President of the Executive Council is Penny Sharpe, since 28 March 2023.[3]
Gazette 2023
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).